HSE HSR 25 Memorandum of guidance on the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989

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HSE HSR25 Memorandum of guidance on the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 Price:£11.95 Guidance on Regulations Published by: HSE Books ISBN-13: 9780717662289 Published: 2007 Language English Binding: Paperback Pagination: 52 pages This new edition of HSR25 Memorandum of guidance on the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 is intended to help dutyholders meet requirements of the Electricity at Work regulations 1989. It will be of interest and practical help to engineers (including those involved in the design, construction, operation or maintenance of electrical systems), technicians and their managers. It sets out the Regulations and gives technical and legal guidance on them except as they apply to mines and quarries (there is separate guidance for this). The purpose of HSR25 is to highlight the nature of the precautions in general terms to help achieve high standards of electrical safety in compliance with the duties imposed. Inside HSR 25 you will find references to HSE guidance and also advice and codes of practice from other standard-making bodies and trade associations. The Memorandum deals with: Citation and commencement Interpretation Duties, work activity and protective equipment Adverse or hazardous environments Insulation Conductors Earthing Connections Current Supply and isolation Working space, access and lighting Competent persons Defence Exemption certificates Extension outside Great Britain Disapplication of duties Revocations and modification Related Publications: HSE HSG85 Electricity at Work £7.95 find out more Approved Document P: Electrical Safety - Dwellings (2006 Edition) £15.00 find out more Requirements for Electrical Installations. IEE Wiring Regulations. Seventeenth edition BS 7671:2008 £75.00 find out more People who bought this item also bought: HSE Health and Safety Law Poster (New Edition 2009) Standard Version £6.38 find out more HSE Accident Book BI 510 £4.75 find out more IEE On-Site Guide BS 7671:2008 £22.00 find out more

HSR25 Background The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 came into force on 1 April 1990. The purpose of the Regulations is to require precaustions to be taken against risk of death or personal injury from electricity in work activities.

HSR 25 -Further reading and related publications HSE and HSC publications on electrical safety Electrical risks from steam/water pressure cleaners Plant and Machinery Guidance Note PM29 (Second edition) HSE Books 1995 ISBN 978 0 7176 0813 3 Regulations particularly relevant 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10 Selection and use of electric handlamps Plant and Machinery Guidance Note PM38 (Second edition) HSE Books 1992 Web only: www.hse.gov.uk/pub ns/pm38.pdf Regulations particularly relevant 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 Avoidance of danger from overhead electric powerlines General Guidance Note GS6 (Third edition) HSE Books 1997 ISBN 978 0 717 6 1348 9 Regulations particularly relevant 4,14, 15 and 16 Electrical test equipment for use by electricians Genera l Guidance Note GS38 (Third edition) HSE Books 1995 ISBN 978 0 7176 0845 4 Regulations particularly relevant 10, 14 and 16 Electrical safety at places of entertainment Genera l Guidance Note GS50 HSE Books 1997 ISBN 978 0 7176 1387 8 Regulations particularly relevant 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,1 0,11 and 12 Lighting at work HSG38 (Second edition) HSE Books 1997 ISBN 978 0 7176 1232 1 Regulations particularly relevant 4, 13,14 and 15 Avoiding danger from underground services HSG47 (Second edition) HSE Books 2000 ISBN 978 0 7176 1744 9 Regulations particularly relevant 4, 14 and 16 Electricity at work: Safe working practices HSG85 (Second edition) HSE Books 2003 ISBN 978 0 7176 2164 4 Regulations particularly relevant 4, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 Electrical safety in arc welding HSG118 HSE Books 1994 ISBN 978 0 7176 0704 4 Regulations particularly relevant 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 Electrical safety on construction sites HSG141 HSE Books 1995 ISBN 978 0 7176 1000 6 Regulations particularly relevant 4-16 inclusive Keeping electrical switchgear safe HSG230 HSE Books 2002 ISBN 978 0 7176 2359 4 Regulations particularly relevant 4, 5, 6,11 and 12 Electrical safety and you Leaflet INDG2 31 HSE Books 1996 (single copy free or priced packs of 15 ISBN 978 0 7176 120 7 9) Web version: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg231 .pdf Regulations particularly relevant 2-16 inclusive Electrical risks from steam/water pressure cleaners Plant and Machinery Guidance Note PM29 (Second edition) HSE Books 1995 ISBN 978 0 7176 0813 3 Regulations particularly relevant 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10 Selection and use of electric handlamps Plant and Machinery Guidance Note PM38 (Second edition) HSE Books 1992 Web only: www.hse.gov.uk/pub ns/pm38.pdf Regulations particularly relevant 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 Avoidance of danger from overhead electric powerlines General Guidance Note GS6 (Third edition) HSE Books 1997 ISBN 978 0 717 6 1348 9 Regulations particularly relevant 4,14, 15 and 16 Electrical test equipment for use by electricians General Guidance Note GS38 (Third edition) HSE Books 1995 ISBN 978 0 7176 0845 4 Regulations particularly relevant 10, 14 and 16 Electrical safety at places of entertainment General Guidance Note GS50 HSE Books 1997 ISBN 978 0 7176 1387 8 Regulations particularly relevant 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,1 0,11 and 12 Lighting at work HSG38 (Second edition) HSE Books 1997 ISBN 978 0 7176 1232 1 Regulations particularly relevant 4, 13,14 and 15 Avoiding danger from underground services HSG47 (Second edition) HSE Books 2000 ISBN 978 0 7176 1744 9 Regulations particularly relevant 4, 14 and 16 Electricity at work: Safe working practices HSG85 (Second edition) HSE Books 2003 ISBN 978 0 7176 2164 4 Regulations particularly relevant 4, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 Electrical safety in arc welding HSG118 HSE Books 1994 ISBN 978 0 7176 0704 4 Regulations particularly relevant 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 Electrical safety on construction sites HSG141 HSE Books 1995 ISBN 978 0 7176 1000 6 Regulations particularly relevant 4-16 inclusive Keeping electrical switchgear safe HSG230 HSE Books 2002 ISBN 978 0 7176 2359 4 Regulations particularly relevant 4, 5, 6,11 and 12 Electrical safety and you Leaflet INDG2 31 HSE Books 1996 (single copy free or priced packs of 15 ISBN 978 0 7176 120 7 9) Web version: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg231 .pdf Regulations particularly relevant 2-16 inclusive

Other publications having electrical safety content Most of these documents are the product of technical committees on which HSE has been represented. This does not mean, however, that the documents are concerned solely with safety and users should bear in mind the scope of the safety content of these documents and the fact that they have largely been arrived at through a process of consensus. Note: (BS = British Standard) Dandy Booksellers are an official distributor for the British Standards Institution and many of the Biritish Standards listed below are available to buy online. PD 6519-2:1988, IEC 60479-2:1987 Guide to effects of current on human beings and livestock. Special aspects relating to human beings Principal regulations relevant: 2 (Definition of 'danger' and 'injury' -electric shock) IEC Guide 105 Principles concerning the safety of equipment electrically connected to a telecommunications network Principal regulations relevant: 2 (Ditto, on telecommunication systems) IEC 61201: 1992 Extra-low voltage (ELV) Limit values Principal regulations relevant: 2 (Electric shock -sets out limit values) BS 7671: 2001 Requirements for Electrical Installations. l EE Wiring Regulations. Sixteenth edition Principal regulations relevant: 4(1),5-12 inclusive (Selection of equipment and construction of installations up to 1000 volts ac) BS 4363: 1998 Specification for distribution assemblies for reduced low voltage electricity supplies for construction and building sites Principal regulations relevant: 4, 6,1 0 BS 7375: 1996 Code of practice for distribution of electricity on construction and building sites Principal regulations relevant:4,6, 10 BS EN 60439-1: 1999 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies. Type-tested and partially type-tested assemblies BS EN 6227 1-100: 2001 High-voltage switchgear and controlgear. High-voltage alternating-current circuit breakers Principal regulations relevant:4,5,12,15 (Particular attention for switchgear clearance distances. Safety clear ances and work sections) BS 6423 : 1983 Code of practice for maintenance of electrical switchgear and controlgear for voltages up to and including 1 k V Principal regulations relevant: 4(2),4(3), 12,13 (Precautions to secure safety of maintenance, personnel isolation procedures) BS 662 6: 1985 Code of practice for maintenance of electrical switchgear and control gear for voltages above 1 k V and up to and including 36 k V Principal regulations relevant: 4(2),4(3), 12,13 (Precautions to secure safety of personnel ) BS 6867: 1987 Code of practice for maintenance of electrical switchgear for voltages above 36 k V Principal regulations relevant: 4(2),4(3), 12,13 (Ditto) BS EN 60204-1: 2006 Safety of machinery. Electrical equipment of machines. General requirements Principal regulations relevant: 4,6 BS EN 60903 : 2003 Live working. Gloves of insulating material Principal regulations relevant: 4(4),14 BS 92 1: 1976 Specification. Rubber mats for electrical purposes Principal regulations relevant: 4(4),14 (Mats for covering floor near electrical equipment where direct contact may occur) BS EN 605 29: 1992 Specification for degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code) Principal regulations relevant: 6, 7 (Index of Protection (IP) system against contact with live and moving parts and ingress of solids and moisture and Finger Test ) BS EN 60 947 -1: 2004 Specification for low voltage switchgear and control gear. General rules Principal regulations relevant: 6, 7 (Ditto) BS EN 600 34-5: 2001 Rotating electrical machines. Degrees of protection provided by the internal design of rotating electrical machines (IP Code). Classification Principal regulations relevant: 6, 7 (Index of Protection (IP) system against contact with live an d moving part s and ingress of solids and moisture ) BS EN 60079-14: 2004 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres. Electrical installations in hazardous areas (other than mines) Principal regulations relevant: 4(1), 4(2), 6 BS EN 600 79-0: 2004 Electrical apparatus for ex plosive gas atmospheres. General requirements Principal regulations relevant: 4(1),6 BS EN 50050: 2001 Electrical apparatus for potentially ex plosive gas atmospheres. Electrostatic hand-held spraying equipment Principal regulations relevant: 6 (Protection against ignition ) BS EN 612 4 1: 2004 electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust. Protection by enclosure 'tD' Principal regulations relevant: 6 (Ditto) BS EN 612 4 1-14: 200 4 Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust. Selection and installation BS EN 61241-17: 2005 Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust. Inspection and maintenance of electrical installations in hazardous areas (other than mines) Principal regulations relevant: 4, 5, 6 (Ditto) BS 6651: 1999 Code of practice for protection of structures against lightning Principal regulations relevant: 6 (As relevant to protection of electrical equipment from lightning) BS PD CLC/TR 5040 4: 2003 Electrostatics. Code of practice for the avoidance of hazards due to static electricity Principal regulations relevant: 6 (Precautions against ignition and electric shock) BS 4444: 196 9 (1989) Guide to electrical earth monitoring and protective conductor proving Principal regulations relevant: 8 BS 7430: 1998 Code of practice for earthing Principal regulations relevant: 8 BS EN 60947-3: 1999 Specification for low voltage switchgear and controlgear. Switches, disconnectors, switch disconnectors and fuse-combination units Principal regulations relevant: 12 BS 2754 : 1976 Memorandum . Construction of electrical equipment for protection against electric shock Principal regulations relevant: 7,8 BS EN 81-1: 1998 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Electric lifts Principal regulations relevant: 15 (Clear areas in front of electric equipment specified (Clause 6.3.3.1) ) BS EN 62271 -102: 2002 High voltage switchgear and controlgear. High voltage alternating current disconnectors and earthing switches Principal regulations relevant: 12

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